suelo

Definitions of suelo
  1. noun
    the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
    synonyms: pavimento, piso
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    types:
    bailadero, pista, pista de baile
    a bare floor polished for dancing
    tabla del suelo
    the floor of an automobile
  2. noun
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
    synonyms: tierra
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    chacra
    arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
    permagel
    ground that is permanently frozen
    cabrón, champa, coñazo, césped, desgraciado, puto, rollo, tepe, terrón
    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
    marjal
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
    chuleta
    a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
    barbechera, barbecho
    cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
    cenagal, ciénaga, embalsadero, marisma, marjal, pantanal, pantano, paúl, tolla
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
    type of:
    cosa, objeto, objeto físico, objeto inanimado
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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